Tag: environment
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The stone hut.
This is one of my favourite YouTube channels. Martijn Doolaard is restoring an old stone hut in the Italian alps. His films are beautifully crafted, letting the ambient environment speak. A meditation more than a story. This weeks episode: My brother Siebren is visiting me for a few days on the way back from my […]
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It seems I am a tree hugger.
When we first planted the tree, if I straightened her drooping tip she barely peaked at the height of my hip. We argued about the best spot for some hours (taking into account the complexities of sun and shade and garden aesthetics and who knew best and so forth) before finally settling it for all […]
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Wandjina Creation.
The Wandjina are rain and cloud spirits from the mythology of First Nations peoples of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. They are depicted on rock arts from the area and are estimated to be around 4,000 years old. These pictures may remind you of something . Similar faces with large black almond eyes have […]
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Is your houseplant conscious?
Contrary to what it is commonly assumed, plants seem to be capable of many of the cognitive abilities traditionally assumed to be exclusive to animals. Hence, the behavioral evidence thus suggests that plants could qualify to be sentient organisms. Segundo-Ortin, Miguel et al. This article recently published in the Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science explores […]